2016
Biaxial Stretch Improves Elastic Fiber Maturation, Collagen Arrangement, and Mechanical Properties in Engineered Arteries
Huang AH, Balestrini JL, Udelsman BV, Zhou KC, Zhao L, Ferruzzi J, Starcher BC, Levene MJ, Humphrey JD, Niklason LE. Biaxial Stretch Improves Elastic Fiber Maturation, Collagen Arrangement, and Mechanical Properties in Engineered Arteries. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods 2016, 22: 524-533. PMID: 27108525, PMCID: PMC4921901, DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2015.0309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-engineered blood vesselsBiaxial loadingMechanical propertiesMechanical strengthFiber orientationMultiaxial loadingLoading conditionsMechanical integrityBiaxial stretchingCollagen undulationArtificial skinNovel bioreactorMechanical failureMatrix orientationBiaxial stretchLoadingAxial stretchCollagen fiber orientationSuture strengthNative arteriesTissue equivalentsStrengthPropertiesCircumferential stretchMatrix content
2010
Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation
Petersen TH, Calle EA, Zhao L, Lee EJ, Gui L, Raredon MB, Gavrilov K, Yi T, Zhuang ZW, Breuer C, Herzog E, Niklason LE. Tissue-Engineered Lungs for in Vivo Implantation. Science 2010, 329: 538-541. PMID: 20576850, PMCID: PMC3640463, DOI: 10.1126/science.1189345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung tissueLung matrixAcellular lung matrixNative lung tissueTissue-engineered lungsLung transplantationPrimary therapyAdult lung tissueAdult ratsPulmonary epitheliumVascular endotheliumFunctional lungLung regenerationVascular compartmentLungSeeded endothelial cellsMechanical characteristicsEndothelial cellsVivo implantationRatsEpitheliumTissueCellular componentsExtracellular matrixGas exchangeUtility of Telomerase-pot1 Fusion Protein in Vascular Tissue Engineering
Petersen TH, Hitchcock T, Muto A, Calle EA, Zhao L, Gong Z, Gui L, Dardik A, Bowles DE, Counter CM, Niklason LE. Utility of Telomerase-pot1 Fusion Protein in Vascular Tissue Engineering. Cell Transplantation 2010, 19: 79-87. PMID: 19878625, PMCID: PMC2850951, DOI: 10.3727/096368909x478650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAdultAnimalsBioreactorsBlood VesselsCell Culture TechniquesCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceCollagenGenetic VectorsGraft SurvivalHumansMaleMuscle, Smooth, VascularRatsRats, NudeRecombinant Fusion ProteinsShelterin ComplexTelomeraseTelomere-Binding ProteinsTissue EngineeringTransfectionConceptsTransient deliveryVascular tissue engineeringRegenerative medicineTissue engineeringRegenerative medicine applicationsTissue-engineered constructsLentiviral vectorsMedicine applicationsImportant stumbling blockTelomeric repeat amplification protocolElderly human donorsBetter performanceAmplification protocolEngineeringDeliveryTransient reconstitutionDifferentiated cellsAdenoviral deliveryRepeat amplification protocolFusion proteinTransgeneHuman smooth muscle cellsStumbling blockGreater collagen contentProtocol